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GUPS FOR WINNING SMOKE EATERS
nBEMEN THROUGHOUT Prince George county, Md.,
•ritf etMge a drive on ML Rainier, Saturday, AOguat .11,
for the'annual county meeting and prize drill. Members
of the volunteer fire department at Mt. Rainier are drill*
ing each night in preparation for the big competition with
emoke-eaters throughout the county. The picture at the
left shows Mies Frances Wilson holding some of the cups
to be awarded winning teams during the convention.
The center picture shows members of the Mt. Rainier de
partment shining up the bright work on their motor ap
paratus for the big event, while the picture at the right
shows members of the Mt. Rainier department going
through hose hook-up drill, in preparation for the contest
at the convention.
U. S. Wins Pole Vault
and Discus Throw
(Continued from First Page.)
Archie Halin, another American, in
the IM4 Olympic* st St. Louis.
Hahn didn’t get the competition
on that occasion that Craig and
Williams wera faced with in gain
ing their victorias.
No Records Broken
In spite of th* /high caliber of the
sprint fields in these games, neither
of Winiamr winning times equalled
tha Olympic records. He was a
fifth of a second behind the mark,
in each race, although unofficial
dockers caught him in 10 2*5 in the
105-mster final*. This, if > official,
would have equalled tha world rec
ord held* by Charley Paddock.
The latter was a spectator for
tha first time during an Olympic
sprint when the 200-meter final was
run off. Commenting on his failure
in the semi-finals, he had this to
sAv;
“After 20 yards I knew I couldn’t
make it. Yesterday I had every
thing. Today I felt fine but found
I had' nothing.”
Before the race began officials I
denied the American protest in the
case of Hank Cummings, who was
declared to have finished fourth in
one of the semi-finals, with third
place going to Fitzpatrick. It was
claimed by the Americans that
Cummings should have been placed
third in this heat.
The judges pondered 12 minutes
in the placing of the men, although
Williams’ victory' was not in ques
tion. He won by a cleat* foot and,
after assuring himself that the
officials saw it that way, too, he
raced joyfully into the middle of
the infield, where he was met by
his proud father, who embraced and
kissed him with almost Gallic dem
onstrativeness.
Scholz Breaks Slowly
.Scholz drew th* lane, next to the
outside and broke slowly, as is his
■wont. He was a yard behind the
leading Williams as they rounded
Into the straightaway, but fame
strong at the finish, being less than
a foot behind Rangeley. who in turn
was a foot behind Williams.
In spite of the official announce
ment, naming Scholz as third, the
American and German flags were
flown together in third position on
•——the official pole, indicating a dead
Btat between Scholz and Kormg.
t-IRE FIGHTERS OF PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY TO COMPETE AT MT. RAINIER
This subsequently was announced
as the official decision.
The result of the race lent accen
tuation to the series of American
failures that have followed the vic
tories of Bob King In the high
jump and John Kuck in the shot
put on the opening day.
-Lloyd Hahn, Yankee hope in the
middle distances, again failed his sup
porters today when he dropped out
of his heat In the 1 JMM-metre event
today. It had been hoped that Hahn
would win both races but his col
lapse in the SOO-metre run yesterday,
in which ho tottered home In fifth
position, evidently sapped his vital
ity for today’s heat.
Teuton Winner
He didn’t have oven a suggestion
of his old drive as ho left the mark
with the field and. running sluggish
ly, was hard-pressed to remain fourth
during tho first lap. From that
point, he dropped steadily to the
rear and he was a hopeless seventh
when he retired from the track 50
yards from the finish
The heat was won by Bogher, of
Germany, with Whyte, of Australia,
Second in 3:59 3-8.
However, the stands and the
track men themselves paid Hahn
but slight heed. They still were
buzzing over the remarkable run
ning of the 19-year-old Williams.
“He’s the greatest sprinter the
world ever saw,” declared Bob Mc-
Allister, one of the Americans
beaten in the 100-me ter final, And
that seemed to bo the concensus of
opinion. ,
Bud Houser saved the American
cause from an utter rout by re
peating his performance of the 1924
games in winning the discus event
With a toss of 185 feet 2 9-10 inches,
establishing a new Olympic record.
Jim Corson, San Francisco, who
made a new record of 154 feet
2 2-5 Inches earlier in the compe
tition- finally finished third, second
place going to Kivi, the Finn.
PROBfAMEMCm~DEATH
GENEVA, Aug. I.—Swiss police
today are investigating the death of
Mrs. F. Clarke, of New York, a
friend of the late President Wood
row Wilson, who was killed yester
day by a pistol shot. Servants aid
the pistol was discharged accigbit-
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LIBOBBOOST
FOR SMITH
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aented tn the 1«27 convention at
Lo* Angele*.
Acceptance of the A. F. L.‘a five
day-Weak progratrf by the preeent
Republican Administration for such
operation* in navy yard* ae do not
require continuous labor pieo
cited by thoae favoring a non
partisan recommendation. The flve
day-week was made a cardinal ob
jective of organized labor at the
Detroit convention. It has been
applied in aeveral Government de
partments for experimental pur-
Keee, ae well at in Kaetern sea
ard navy yardt. _______
Navy Chief Pay» Visit
To Boy Scout Camp
Aeaittant* {Secretary of the Navy
Robinson left today from the Naval
Air Station at Anacostia on an air
trip to Camp Roosevelt, five miles
eolith of Chesapeake Beach, Md.
where he will be greeted by the
Boy Scouts in camp there and win
address them. Robinson is expected
to return here by air late this after
noon. He was accompanied by Llnn
<’. Grake, Washington Boy Scout
director.
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PAWNSHOP CLUE LEADS TO ARREST
ARTHUR REYNOLDS, 34, of the 500 block Sixth St.
N. W., shown above shielding his face with his hat, is
held by police pending a new investigation of a series
of “jimmy” robberies. Reynolds was arrested in Balti
more yesterday when he attempted to pawn a watch
that hsd b££p stolen bHB mQre than 20 years ago.
NS UNITS
HUB tm
TO WITDR
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; cdssory to the murder of fenkins.
In .an alleged second confession
' Wharton declared he was hunting
in the woods and that while so en
i gaged Jenkins and Atkins came to
. ward him. Wharton said that both
i man ware arguing and tben sud
, denly turned on him.
He declared that he Shot and
killed Jenkins in self defense. He
indicated in his purported con
fession that Atkins was present
when Jenkins was killed.
Was Steady Worker _
Aside frdm the- admission of own
ership of the weapon with Which
jenkinz was kited, Atkins refused
to discuss the case with officers,
steadfastly denying participation in
the crime. .
Wharton further told police that
Jenkins had been engaged in a
bootlegging enterprise shortly before
his death. As far as authorities here
could determine. Jenkins was a
steady worker on the roads, being
employed by the State highway com
mission.
Atkins Was arrested yesterday at
Beach Springs by Capt. J: H.
Micks, who is jn charge of . Conyict
Camp No. 6. on the Lee Highway.
On World
JwMßHma
COMDR. RAMON FRANCO
CAPT. RUIZ DE ALDA
Piloting a huge Dornier seaplane
the two Spanish fliers, shown
above, hopped off today on the
first leg of a round-the-world flight.
They plan to make their flrat stop
at the Axores and then fly to this
country.
SPlNlffiW
FOR U.S.
(Continued from First Pago.)
Halifax after reaching the Azores.
From Halifax,* Franco will fly down
the Atlantic coast to Havana, stop
ping at New i'ork on the way
down*
Will Fly to Mexico
From Havana, he will fly to
Mexico City, then up the Pacific
Coast to Alaska, across the Bering
Bea. down the Coast of Siberia and
Manchuria to Japan, thence to the
Philippines. Burma, India and Persia
in turn and across Europe back to
Spain. Suitable stops will be made
en route.
Two years ago, Franco success
fully spanned the South Atlantic
from Europe to South America for
tly? first time. Ruiz De Alda and
Rada accompanied him on that
flight also. Gallarza won fame as
an aviator in 1926 when he flew
from Spain to Manila.
IMS TO TALK
SETTLEMENT
Bv international News Sendee
CHICAGO, Aug. I.—Formal dis
cussion expected to lead to a new
wage scale agreement between
Illinois coal miners and operators
will start here tomorrow.
After a conference today between
operators and miners, it was ar
cided to name twojvage scale sub
committees of nine members each.
W ho will meet tomorrow for dis
cu«sion of a wage agreement.
Thn operators immediately an
nounced their committee and the
miners went into separate seseiOn tp
select their- representatives. . b
SHINING UP THE ENGINE FOR THE BIG PARADE
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NUN DENIES AID
IN OBREGON
SME
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arrest, are stoical and Jace the
future with utmost calmness. Trejo
la missing and is believed to have
escaped to the United States.
For many hours Total underwent
relentless Questioning yesterday and
faced a continuation of the grilling
today. It is expected a formal ac
cusation of murder will be lodged
tomorrow. This is equivalent to a
grand jury true bill in United States
criminal procedure.
Torsi sat through the proceed*
Ings quietly, at times seemingly
annoyed by the questions.
**lt was all very simple; anyone
could understand it," ho repeated
several times.
It is tho contention of the prose
cution that Toral was influenced
to commit the crime by a conver
sation he had with Mother Superior
Concepcion several days before the
shooting. Toral stoutly maintains
that no one but himself knew of
his plan to kill the President-elect.
The nun la a woman of superior
Intellectuality, about 46 years old,
selfpossessed and atately In ap
pearance. She told newspaper cor
respondents she faces the future
unafraid.’
Gen. Antonio Zertuche, chief of
police for the federal district, Is
continuing his Investigation, deter
mined to learn if a plot existed and
the identity of tho ringleaders.
Toral has given no help in this
direction. He says he knew of no
plot and was actuated by "heav
enly motives.” He said he feels
he committed nd sin and that the
killing Os General Obregon ‘ .vlll
not prevent him from going to
Heaven."
The most tragic figure at the
hearing Is Toral’g young wife. She
is destitute. Already she is the
mother of two children and expects
to become a mother again. She
is living on the bounty of rela
tives.
ROBINSON STU
HELOINM
(Continued from First Page.)
with ths death of John M. Johnson,
prominent Warren county farmer,
whom he shot on June 9. Tho
photographer was acquitted Monday
night on a similar charge in con
nection with the death of Johnson’s
son. Middleton.
John Downing, commonwealth’s
attorney, who announced to re
porters at the opening of the trial
for the killing of Middleton Johnson
that-if Robinson was acquitted on
that charge he would nolle prosse
the other murder charge, left here
yesterday for Old Point Comfort
•without asking Judge Phillip - Wil
liams to nolle prosse the charge.
Two of Robinson’s counsel, W.
C. Armstrong and Aubrey G.
Weaver, also are attending the con
vention. George D. Horning, of
Washington, associate prosecuting
atorney, has left here for his home.
J-SWIILI
MRESNIAN
Falling three floors while his
daughter and another 19-year-old
girl watched, George Moody, 58, of
the 3200 block Wisconsin Ave. N.
W., was seriously injured early
today.
Moody had returned from a
downtown theater party with his
daughter, Miliicent, and Miss Mary
E. Davis, 19, of Charlotte, N. C.,
who is visiting the Moodys.
It was found that the keys to
the apartment had been left at
home and it was while trying to
secure admission for the girls that
Moody fell. '
He climbed from a small ladder
placed across the areaway between
his own apartment and an adja
cent building. He tried to step
across \to a balcony of his own
apartment on the third floor, when
the ladder slipped and he was
plunged to the ground.
A neighbor was awakened hy the
xirls and the Emergency Hospital
ambulance called. At the hospital
todav it was i?aid that Moody suf
fered a possible broken shoulder
and may also have a broken vrW j
tand several fractured, ribo. ,
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WHILE Miss Miliicent L. Moody, of 3218 Wisconsin
Ave., and a visitor to the Moody home, Miss Mary E.
Davis, of Charlotte, N. C., stood in a window of a third
story apartment at their Wisconsin Avenue home they
saw Mr. Moody fall three storjes. Mr. Moody fell
while attempting to step from a vacant apartment in
the building to his own home a )